Energy

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the opening ceremony of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday.

Science

The U.N. chief warns that reliance on fossil fuels is pushing the world to the brink

2:05pm November 01, 2021

by Scott Neuman

At the opening of a United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, António Guterres says the world is "digging our own grave" by not acting more aggressively to mitigate climate change.

The Asia Vision LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal in this aerial photograph taken over Sabine Pass, Texas in 2016.

Despite their climate pledges, the U.S. and others export huge amounts of fossil fuels

7:00am October 31, 2021

by Jeff Brady

Under the Paris climate deal, exports of oil, gas and coal don't count toward a country's emissions. That's coming in for scrutiny as leaders gather for another global climate summit.

Where do China, India and Brazil stand on climate pledges?

4:29pm October 29, 2021

20 nations are responsible for 80% of the world's carbon emissions. Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, we look at what China, India and Brazil — three of the world's biggest emitters — are doing.

Environment

Britain plans to phase out coal. Why then are there plans to open a new mine?

7:28am October 28, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

There are plans to open the U.K.'s first new coal mine in three decades — just as the government is trying to tout its environmental record as host of the U.N.'s climate meeting.

House Oversight Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., says oil companies who have said they are working to use greener technologies have also disseminated misinformation about climate change.

Politics & Government

Oil companies face 'big tobacco moment' in Congress over their climate policies

5:00am October 28, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called the CEOs of four oil companies to appear and answer questions about climate change. She says the companies have spread misinformation for decades.

A coal-hauling truck with 240 tons of coal drives to the surface at the Buckskin Coal Mine in Gillette, Wyo., in 2004.

U.S. coal production is up sharply after hitting a 50-year low last year

10:18am October 22, 2021

by Kayla Desroches

As the Biden administration prepares to negotiate reductions in fossil fuel use at the Glasgow climate summit at the end of the month, U.S. coal production is actually up significantly this year.

In this July 29, 2020 file photo, a view of a pump jack operating in an oil field in Midland, Texas.

Despite climate change promises, governments plan to ramp up fossil fuel production

10:47am October 20, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

A new study by the United Nations shows that the world's governments plan to carry on using coal, gas, and oil — despite promises made under the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming.

Workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach in Corona Del Mar on Oct. 7 after an oil spill in Newport Beach, Calif.

Coast Guard says a ship's anchor dragged California oil pipeline that later leaked

9:51pm October 17, 2021

by The Associated Press

Investigators believe a 1,200-foot cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line.

Flared natural gas is burned off at Apache Corporation's operations at the Deadwood natural gas plant in Garden City, Texas, on Feb. 5, 2015.

National

U.S. households will pay more to heat their homes this winter, officials say

8:53pm October 13, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Nearly half of all U.S. households heat their homes with natural gas. A new report from the Energy Information Administration says they can expect to pay 30% more on average this winter.

Will the offshore wind industry solve pay and environmental issues?

7:43am October 13, 2021

by Miriam Wasser

Offshore wind is on the verge of becoming a major new industry in the U.S. There's a push to make sure it creates lots of good-paying union jobs.